San Fran socialists killed historic Anchor Brewing, critics say

[Kamaji]

San Fran socialists killed historic Anchor Brewing, critics say

By Mary Kay Linge   
July 15, 2023

It survived Prohibition, the Great Depression, two world wars, and even the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 — but it couldn’t withstand the woke left.

As drinkers mourned this week’s sudden closure of Anchor Brewing Co., the 127-year-old company that pioneered America’s craft beer industry, critics blamed the stunning collapse on socialist activists who drove labor costs to unsustainable heights.

“You schmucks ruined a legacy business,” San Francisco political commentator and former mayoral candidate Richie Greenberg told The Post. “Your union fought for 25% raises, and now your members are getting 100% of zero. Bravo.”

Japanese beer giant Sapporo, which has owned the San Francisco mainstay — beloved for signature brews like Anchor Steam Ale and Anchor Liberty Ale — since 2017, said the brand was crippled by sales losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, while angry workers faulted Sapporo’s mismanagement and poor marketing.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/san-fran-socialists-killed-historic-anchor-brewing-critics/

[Free Vulcan]

I've lived thru that. We were a union Rat county with an broad and healthy manufacturing base. Then the unions got greedy, the Rust Belt collapse happened, and the unions wouldn't give an inch. They were happy to waltz company after company right out the door for not giving into their demands.

Now we are on of the more permanently economically depressed areas of the country, and due to our reputation companies won't come here anymore.